Turkey Vulture Showing Off What I Think Is Their Best Field Mark By “best” field mark, I mean the field mark that is most easily seen while they’re in flight and most reliable in confirming their ID from a distance. Continue reading
Male American Kestrel Struggling To Stay On A Spindly Perch Poor guy couldn’t get his balance. Continue reading
Golden Eagle Flying Down A Mountain With Blooming Rabbitbrush In The Background An oldie but goodie that set in motion an unfortunate series of events that came to a head last night. Continue reading
Coyotes Stealing A Jackrabbit From Two Golden Eagles Some highly unexpected excitement on Antelope Island. (9 photos) Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawk Takeoff Series Finally, a bird in good light after several days of fog, overcast skies and wind. (5 photos) Continue reading
Peekaboo Swainson’s Hawk In Flight Yesterday was one of the best single days for both weather and bird photography I’ve ever had in the Centennial Valley. Continue reading
Three Ospreys And My First Of Year Swainson’s Hawks Yesterday was full of pleasant surprises. And one not so pleasant. (6 photos) Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Searching For Nesting Material Banking in flight close to the ground. Continue reading
Male And Female Red-tailed Hawks Taking Off From Their Nest Nine days ago I spent some time (at a respectful distance) with a mated pair of Red-tailed Hawks as they were refurbishing their nest. (2 photos) Continue reading
Golden Eagle Accelerating Soon After Takeoff Nine days ago I got a long series of photos of a Golden Eagle taking off and in flight. These are three of them. Continue reading